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Wednesday, 4 April 2018

The Guards...and a Goat

The Easter break has seen the completion of the Guards Brigade for the British in Egypt...and a goat.

The brigade comprises of two battalions: the 1/Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards and 1/3rd Regiment of Foot Guards. I have done these with stovepipe shako.

First is the Coldstreams

And then the 3rd Regiment of Foot Guards

And why the goat?

Well after Lawrence's and Iain's comments about the gaot that is the mascot of the 23rd Foot I felt obligated to make the effort. This piece was on a sprue of farm animals I bought to fill out a recent Warlord Games order and was just crying out to be the 23rd's mascot. There was a temptation to have a before and after model, but I couldn't find the time to make a goat roasting over a fire on a spit.

I am sure that they did not eat THE mascot (if one existed in those days), but I am equally sure that there were several adopted mascots rthat made it into a pot or two.

I have always had the ability to punch through the numbers when it comes to painting. I don't paint brilliantly as some can do - mine is a workman's approach as opposed to a artisan's - but rather go for the overall effect. Having an event as a target also keeps me focussed on the target....OMG That sounded so much like the trainer I had recently for my project planning refresher course...

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About Me

I have been involved in historical wargaming since 1972, co-founding the Auckland Wargaming Club in 1974 and was for 15 years involved in the "industry" in a business that eventually became Battlefront Miniatures.
My main focus is on the mid-19th Century and I now collect in only two scales: 28mm for all land based gaming and 1:600 for mid-19th century naval gaming.
My philosophy for gaming is:
- Play games with people whose company I enjoy
- The game must be true to the period
- The games must be visually attractive – both the armies and terrain
- The end result doesn’t matter - games must be fun.